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Setup your phpBB software with a single click using Softaculous in your control panel. It couldn't be easier or faster to get your site up and running! You'll automatically get an email notifying you when a new phpBB version becomes available. You'll be able to log into your control panel and update your phpBB install with a single click, so you get the latest features and the most secure settings!

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What is phpBB?

phpBB is one of the most widely used open source forum solutions in the world. phpBB is an abbreviation for PHP Bulletin Board. Lesser experienced users like phpBB because of its comprehensive control panel, allowing them to customize the most complex features without them having to edit code. More experienced users appreciate how easy it is to integrate phpBB into their already existing systems and websites. This is especially helpful because phpBB often provides the perfect complementary piece for a larger website. phpBB is also a great solution for internal use where team members can collaborate and discuss a wide range of topics. Whatever your experience level or community needs are, rest assured that phpBB is the solution that can help you meet those goals.

The History Of phpBB

phpBB is a very mature forum solution. It got its start back in 2000 when its founder James Atkinson began to develop a forum similar to UBB (a mature forum in its own right that was launched in 1997 as WWWThreads). Soon after starting his development project, Atkinson brought both John Abela and Nathan Codding aboard the new phpBB dev team. Together, the team was able to launch the first version of phpBB to the public via SourceForge officially in December 2000.

Today, millions of phpBB moderators and their community members have made it one of the most popular forum software solutions in existence. Forum owner's looking to create smaller communities appreciate its ability to help users stay in touch, while those looking to develop larger forums know it offers the features to help them create a corporate/enterprise-level website.

phpBB Forum Features

Customizable – A key component in anyone's choice of forum software is whether it can provide the functionality that is necessary for their community. While phpBB is certainly feature-rich, it can be further customized with its powerful extension system. This allows for additional functionality to be added with a few clicks of your mouse. Some of the plugins you may want to consider adding include caching for improved performance, search and authentication.

Moderator settings – phpBB offers powerful user settings giving you the ability to create both global moderators as well as specific forum moderators. The user who starts the forum is generally the global moderator as it gives them complete access to all moderator tools for each thread and forum. Conversely, forum moderators can be assigned to specific categories or threads.

Powerful posting features – Your community members will enjoy a wide selection of posting features. Just some of the options included with your phpBB forum are BBCode, attachments, quick replies, emoticons, quotes and polls. Additionally, posting previews are available so that your members can get a sneak peak of their post before they publish it.

Spam Protection – Yes, you can expect that running your forum will be a time consuming venture, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't have tools to make your life easier. In particular, phpBB offers a number of spam protection features that can help prevent spam as well as keep your site functional for your community. Just a few of these features are CAPTCHA, the ability to limit the amount of posts or messages sent in a specified time period, member warnings, and the ability to ban/suspend members for abuse of rules.

User Notifications – Ensuring that users keep coming back to your forum is an effective method for helping your community thrive. While you can't expect your members to continually check for forum updates, phpBB does offer tools to keep your members up to date on the latest forum news. This includes the option to send your members an email whenever a new post is added to one of their subscribed threads as well as notify them when they receive a private message from another member. Users will also have access to the live notification menu located in the forum header as a central location for news, alerts and other pertinent information.

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